Returns the incumbent Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REELECTS Returns the incumbent (8)
3% OUTGOING Extrovert in latter stages of incumbency? (8) The Times Cryptic Apr 27, 2026
3% ARRAIGN Accuse of an incumbency on the radio (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 7, 2026
3% SAFESEAT Hoped-for prognosis for an election incumbent (8) New York Times Feb 11, 2026
2% TIDINGS News of strikes after IT returns (7) The Telegraph Cryptic May 11, 2026
2% SSNS Tax return figs. (4) Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026
2% EFILE Submit a return online (5) USA Today May 6, 2026
2% RELAPSE Return of ill health (7) (7) Mirror Classic May 3, 2026
2% REWARD Artist returning for prize (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed May 2, 2026
2% SIENNA Queen is returning pigment (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed May 2, 2026
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